Guests of Croftweit can use the facilities of the Crieff Hydro Hotel (www.crieffhydro.com) which is 800m stroll away. Crieff Hydro's 900 acre estate is set in one of the most breathtakingly beautiful parts of Highland Perthshire, with extensive indoor and outdoor leisure activities on offer, such as horse riding, golf course (9 and 18 hole), Off Road Driving & Quad bikes, and a wide variety of Watersports at nearby Loch Earn. The Hydro also has an impressive Health & Beauty Salon for those wanting to indulge.


 

GOLFER'S DELIGHT
Crieff is small Spa town, 8 miles from the Geographical centre of Scotland - it is an ideal location for those wishing to base themselves for a golfing holiday. If you are planning a self catering golf holiday in Scotland you will be well situated as there is an abundance of truly superb golf courses within a short drive of Crieff. Gleneagles is only a 9 mile drive away, and Crieff has its own 18 hole challenging course only 600m from Croftweit. There are over thirty golf courses in Perthshire, so for the enthusiastic amateur or the more expert Golfer, Golf is at your finger tips! Auchterarder, Aberfeldy, Dunkeld, Perth, Comrie Stirling and Callendar are easy to get to by road and are less than 30 minutes drive.


Here are some links to some great local golf courses:

www.crieffgolf.co.uk


www.gleneagles.com


www.aberfeldygolf.co.uk


www.comriegolf.co.uk


www.theblairgowriegolfclub.co.uk



GREAT DAYS OUT!
There are many castles for a day trip Blair Castle at Blair Atholl (www.blair-castle.co.uk) , Glamis Castle in Forfar (www.glamis-castle.co.uk), and Scone Palace (www.scone-palace.co.uk) on the outskirts of Perth are but to name a few. Easy access to the Scottish highlands, Croftweit provides excellent accommodation for a Scottish romantic break or a holiday home for the family.

FISHING FOR FUN!
If you wish to have a fishing holiday in Scotland, we can offer fishing on the doorstep, the River Earn is just down the road. Fishing is available on various Lochs and Rivers close by. So whether it is Salmon, Trout or Graying that you are after, Crieff is well situated in the centre of Perthshire - a fishermans mecca. For the beginners and children of all ages, there is Drummond Trout Farm and Fishery
www.drummondtroutfarm.co.uk – guaranteed to catch something.

WALKING AND RUNNING
John, the owner of Croftweit Apartments, is a keen runner, and is happy to show you all the great running routes in Crieff and the surrounding hills.

Check out the local running club website for details for running routes: www.strathearnharriers.org.uk.

A great days walk is up Ben Chonzie (931m), the local munroe. The ascent is an easy walk beside the beautiful Loch Turret followed by a short, steep scramble to the summit of Ben Chonzie. You can enjoy the beautiful walk down the other side to Comrie, stopping off for some refreshments in the Royal Hotel, and hopping on the bus back to Crieff. Check out VisitScotland walking website for details of some great walks – (http://walking.visitscotland.com).

Lady Mary’s Walk is a glorious walk around the River Earn, only half mile from Croftweit, check this website out for other local walks http://www.strathearn.com/op/walking.htm



FAMILY ACTIVITIES
If you are coming to Croftweit with younger children you will find plenty of things to do as a family. Within a short drive there is a wildlife centre, a safari and leisure park and a farmlife centre.


Crieff has a leisure centre, swimming pool and beautiful parkland with riverside walks. In Perth there is the go-karting centre and the MacBeth experience (at Bankfoot)



WHISKY TRAIL
If whisky appeals to your taste then you will not have to go very far to find it! Glenturret Distillery (Scotland's oldest) is within easy walking of Croftweit Apartments.



A little further afield, in the hills above Pitlochry you will find Edradour Distillery (picture opposite) which carries the title of Scotland's smallest distillery.



At Aberfeldy, where the Black Watch Regiment was first raised in 1739, you will find the Aberfeldy Distillery - opened in 1898 by John Dewar & Sons. The row of oak trees by the distillery was planted to celebrate Queen Victoria's Jubilee.



HISTORIC INTEREST
There are so many interesting Castles, Stately Homes and other places to visit in the area, the problem will be deciding how many you have time for! In Perthshire you will find a host of pretty villages, linked by glorious scenery and breathtaking views. Pitlochry, so beloved of Queen Victoria, Killiecrankie and the 'Soldier's Leap', Blair Atholl with its 'fairytale' Castle (home to the UK's only private army), Dunkeld with its historic cathedral and picturesque 'Little Houses' (in the care of the National Trust for Scotland), Fortingall with its pretty thatched roof houses and 2000 year old yew tree, Innerpeffray, home to the oldest free lending library in the country (founded 1680) and Balquhidder, last resting place of 'Rob Roy' MacGregor.


Travelling out with Perthshire there is Edinburgh Castle, Loch Leven Castle (a unique small castle on an island where Mary, Queen of Scots endured nearly a year of imprisonment) amd nearby Ardoch, a fascinating Roman fort site.